02x03 - The Daisho Caper

[bunniefuu]

[theme music playing]

♪ Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? ♪

♪ Sandiego ♪

[vocalizing]

♪ Where in the world ♪

♪ Is Carmen Sandiego? ♪

[Shadowsan] Japan.

The Land of the Rising Sun
is located off the coast of Eastern Asia.

It is a country filled
with sights to behold,

magnificent temples and pagodas,

cherry blossoms which bloom in spring.

[grunts]

[Shadowsan] Even fearsome sumo wrestlers.

Legend holds that Japan was created

when the ancient ones dipped the blade
of a jeweled spear into the sea.

When the blade was removed,
drops fell back into the sea,

and those drops
became the islands of Japan.

Tomorrow, Professor Maelstrom
will tell you all about Scandinavia.

No! I wanna go to Japan!

Perhaps someday you shall, Black Sheep.

Will you take me there?

Shadowsan, Shadowsan!

Tell me again how Japan
was made by a spear! Please?

That was mere legend, a fairy tale.

You are old enough now to know the truth.

My country was forged not by magic,
but by brave warriors called "samurai,"

who lived for honor and were willing
to give their lives to defend it.

I want this more than anything,
Instructor Shadowsan.

You had better be certain
that becoming a professional thief

is what you truly desire.

For if you choose this road,
there will be no turning back.

- [gasps]
- [PA chimes]

[woman over PA in Japanese]
We are arriving at Matsumoto Station.

- Please watch your step.
- [PA chimes]

Hey, guys?

What? Huh? Is it karaoke time?

Where's Shadowsan?

Yo!
♪ Shadow-lo-yadalow-ay-heehoo! ♪

Oh, Shadowsan!

He said he had personal matters
to attend to.

- I wasn't expecting another vanishing act.
- [Player] He's a ninja.

- It's his thing.
- [Carmen] Well, it's getting old.

[Player] So, why would Shadowsan
jump ship at Matsumoto City?

There doesn't seem
to be much around there.

Unless you're into historic
samurai castles.

[Player] Any sign of him, Red?

[chuckles] Just one.

A pretty sure sign.

Do not touch the glass.

Fingerprints spoil the view.

And the view from here is striking.

You are gazing upon Matsumoto Castle's
most precious artifact.

Swords like these,
and the samurai who wielded them,

embody the soul of Japan.

So, there's another like it?

You said, "Swords like these."

There actually was another.
Part of the daisho.

The what?

Daisho.

The Japanese word for "pair of swords,
big and little," worn together by samurai.

This pair was separated many years ago.

What happened?

Legend holds that the long sword
was lost to dark forces.

- You followed me.
- You ditched me.

Did I not tell you I came to Japan
to attend to personal matters?

Let me guess. To complete your daisho?

I saw the sword.

If you wanna steal for personal gain,
go back to VILE Island.

I mean it.

I did not come here to steal that sword.

I am here to return this one.

Are you telling me the legend
or the truth?

I do not feel comfortable speaking here.

["More Than a Feeling" playing]

♪ I looked out this morning
And the sun was gone ♪

♪ Turned on some music to start my day ♪

♪ I lost myself in a familiar song ♪

♪ I closed my eyes and I slipped away ♪

I was once young and foolish as well.

You stole the sword
from the museum on a dare?

More like a rite of initiation.
My gateway into a life of crime.

♪ It's more than a feeling ♪

♪ More than a feeling ♪

♪ When I hear that old song ♪

- ♪ They used to play ♪
- ♪ More than a feeling ♪

- ♪ I begin dreaming ♪
- ♪ More than a feeling ♪

♪ Till I see Shadowsan walk away ♪

♪ See my Shadowsan walking away ♪

[vocalizing]

[in Japanese] Domo arigato.

What I could not know then
is the burden of shame I would carry

for dishonoring the memory of samurai.

Oh, they use swords, too!

What's the difference between
a samurai and a ninja anyway?

Samurai were noble warriors
and keepers of the peace in ancient Japan.

Ninja were trained
in dark arts of deception

and used their talents
as spies and assassins.

So, which one are you?

[woman in Japanese] Haido zo.

[Zack retches]

Fish? Almost a perfect evening.

[Player] Heads up, Red.
I just intercepted VILE chatter.

An unknown operative was dispatched
to Tokyo this morning.

- VILE, in Tokyo now?
- They are here for the sword.

[paper crinkles]

Pretty spry for a seasoned operative.

Test my reflexes again,
and you will taste my venom.

Your mastery over poison potions
is legendary, Lady Dokuso.

It would be prudent of me
to respect my elders.

Not all elders, Paperstar-chan.

I called you here because there is one
who must be punished.

[Paperstar chuckles]

[Carmen] So, VILE assumes what I assumed.

That you wanna complete the set.

They will steal the short sword
to use as bait to draw me out.

We'll steal it first. It's what we do.

The opposite of what you came here
to accomplish, I know.

I cannot, not again.

Then be glad I invited myself along.

[gasps]

Come on. Come on!

- Whoa! [grunts]
- [roof tiles clatter]

Paperstar.

[Paperstar] I told you before.

Sheep don't fly, not on my watch.

[chuckles]

Red, someone's taking
the security cameras offline...

and it isn't me.

Paperstar's not the thief,
she's the decoy.

[grunts]

No! [gasps]

[man] What is the meaning of this?

You! The girl from today!

Did Suhara send you?

Who? I work alone.

[grunts]

Shadowsan will come for it soon.

And what makes you so certain,
my mistress of toxic distress?

His young associate is already here
in Japan, doing his dirty work,

so the traitor cannot be far behind.

Then use your young associate
to bring us both their traitorous heads,

and earn a seat at our table.

[Shadowsan] This is not your fight.

You know it's a trap.

Is it really worth risking your life
to return these swords?

There's more to the story, isn't there...

Suhara?

I am Shadowsan.

Suhara was swallowed by darkness
a long time ago.

The curator of Matsumoto Castle
seems to know something about that.

[Shadowsan] All too well, I'm afraid.

He is my brother.

And you didn't tell me? Why?

Because I could not bear to burden you
with tales of my own family,

not when I am unable to tell you
anything about your own.

No secrets, remember?

I can't keep operating
with only half of the story.

I was raised by my brother
from as early as I could remember.

As you have no doubt already learned,
Hideo is a scholar of samurai history.

He always possessed discipline.

While I did not.

Hideo held sacred the idea of Bushido,
or the way of a samurai warrior.

While I did not.

And Hideo was content
living on a scholar's wages.

While I was not.

I believed I deserved better.

So, I chose my path.

To earn my stripes, I boasted
of stealing something of great value.

So, I made it my mission
to steal the daisho.

At that moment, I knew I had made
a profound error in judgment.

Hideo warned
that I would have to take it from him.

I knew that he meant it.

Separating the two halves of the daisho
separated the two of us... irreparably.

In the event that I fail to return,

please ensure
that my brother receives this.

You're going in there alone and unarmed?
Where are they keeping it?

[Shadowsan] In a VILE stronghold
in the heart of Tokyo.

Club Dokuso...

a notorious den of hoodlums.

If the short sword
is not hidden in its storeroom,

it will be found within the club itself.

[Dokuso] We have stirred up trouble
for our ex-colleague,

but we must not let our guard down.

We outnumber him and outweigh him,
and we are armed.

What can one man do?

[woman in Japanese] Haido zo.

I heard he once took down a dozen rivals
using only a pair of chopsticks.

Ha! That's just legend, a fairy tale!

Believe everything you have ever heard
about Shadowsan.

New girl! Where is my coffee?

["Suspicious Minds" playing]

♪ We're caught in a trap ♪

♪ I can't walk out ♪

♪ Because I love you too much, baby ♪

♪ Why can't you see ♪

♪ What you're doing to me? ♪

♪ When you don't believe a word I say ♪

An old friend has stopped by to say hello.

- ♪ ...with suspicious minds ♪
- [man gasps]

- ♪ Suspicious minds ♪
- Huh?

[in Japanese] Nani?

[gasps]

My sword!

You know where to toss 'em.

Down the garbage chute, hai!

Along with these clogs.
Who walks in these?

- [singers vocalizing]
- ♪ Here we go again ♪

You cannot take all of us.

Do you really think
I would ever dishonor this sacred blade

by using it upon the likes of you?

Arrogant fool!

[yells]

- ♪ Suspicious minds ♪
- [grunts]

- ♪ ...build our dreams ♪
- [groans]

Get him!

Now!

[both yelling]

[tracker beeping]

[rapid beeping]

[in Japanese] Konnichiwa.

Boo! Pop goes Paperstar!

Bring it, fan girl.

[grunting]

[Paperstar grunts]

Lose something?

[Paperstar growls]

- [grunts]
- [grunts]

[both grunt]

[Carmen grunts, groans]

- [music stops]
- [glass shatters]

[yells]

[yells]

[grunts]

[yells]

[grunts]

[grunts]

A present for me?

On the contrary,
I believe that you have one for me.

[groans]

[groans]

Yes, I coated the chopsticks
with an absorbent toxin,

designed to permeate the skin.

[katana clatters]

[groans, thuds]

[Carmen groans]

[grunts]

[growls]

[horns honking]

Too bad I shred your pretty glider.

Careful, now.

I'm the one here
with the cutting implement.

In my world, paper beats steel.

[shudders] Ugh!

Hey!

What's going on?

Looks like baby bear got her paw stuck
in the honey pot.

Glue party! [chuckles]

[grunting]

Whoa! [grunts]

[groaning]

[Dokuso] Yes, you're fading.

- [katana clatters]
- [groans]

The toxins currently coursing
through your veins

mimic those of the pufferfish,
which paralyzes its victims.

[groaning]

The effects are temporary,

but by the time they wear off,
you will be missing your head.

[grunting]

So terribly foolish of you to believe

that you could stroll into my club
like a samurai.

I am no samurai.

I am the decoy.

[grunts]

Big and little, together again.

[sighs]

[Dokuso] Give us more time.

We will bring you both swords.

[Maelstrom] The sword was one way
to draw out Shadowsan,

not the only way.

We will cross paths with him again.

- But if you would only allow us to...
- [in Japanese] Sayonara.

[yells]

[light clicks]

Huh. [gasps]

H-How?

[Shadowsan] I do not expect
your forgiveness.

I only ask that you allow me
to correct this grave dishonor.

Think he'll show?

A part of me hopes that he doesn't.

[door dings]

[Carmen] I'm not sure what's worse,
not knowing your own family or...

not being able to return
to the family you know.

Shadowsan chose a road,
and there's no turning back.

[Japanese music playing]